Thursday, May 10, 2012

Chapter7#1_Shah

The minimal pairs for each of consonants given are as follows:-
     Initial                                Medial                          Final

a. /k/-/g/        
    kill-gill                        rankle-angle                     junk-jug

b. /m/-/n/   
    moon-noon                  trimmer-thinner               seem-seen

c. /l/-/r/     
    late-rate                       splint-sprint                     heel-hear

d. /b/-/v/   
    best-vest                      dribble-drivel                 curb-curve

e. /b/-/m/  
    bark-mark                   dubber-drummer             rub-rum

f. /p/-/f/ 
   pat-fat                          apart-apar                     cheap-chief

g./s/-/sh/   
   see-she                         gust-gushed                   toss-tush

h. /ch/-/sh/
  chop-shop                    pitcher-fisher                 which-wish

i./s/-/z/                 
   sink-zinc                        assure-azure                  puss-fuzz

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